Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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